Recah Trinidad
1,137 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Has Manny Pacquiao been ?impeached??
HOW much has the controversy over his incomplete tax records affected Manny Pacquiao, both here and abroad? ?Floyd Mayweather has put an end to Pacquiao?s stranglehold in the Ring magazine?s Best Fighter…
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Heroic, but not all?s well with Mayol
IT?S not exactly ?all?s well that ends well? in the case of former world boxing champion Rodel Mayol. He promptly threw away a crack at the world flyweight crown by stopping a…
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The nobility of Rodel Mayol, hidden hero
HE did not expect it but, at the same time, Rodel Mayol said he was not surprised when his opponent cheated during the weigh-in for the WBA flyweight championship in Sonora, Mexico…
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Down with P-Noy, hail the Azkals
WHAT?S the difference between President Noynoy Aquino and the Azkals PH national football team? They are certified warriors in their respective turf, the national political field and the Asian football front. This…
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MANNY PACQUIAO
CHALLENGER Tim Bradley should brace himself for a big jolt. There?s a strong likelihood his crown try against world welterweight king Manny Pacquiao in June could end very early. If that happens,…
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Azkals: Should it also be thanks Cristy?
IT will not be entered in the world football encyclopedia among the most spectacular games in Asia. The match could indeed look common, regular; although, given to any other Southeast Asian capital…
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Give us a break please, Abe Concepcion
THERE are shattering losses, there are demeaning losses, there are career-ending losses, there are so-so losses, then there was poor Bernabe Concepcion. Concepcion suffered a nameless beating in Puerto Rico on Sunday…
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Good boxing news and bad
HE was more than welcome, but Manny Pacquiao was nevertheless reported to have gate-crashed the PSA Awards Night at the Manila Hotel on Saturday. The Pacman, as could only be expected, became…
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They shoot good men, don?t they?
THE distress call sounded as though it was filtering in from under a dungeon. ?Patay na si Vic, Vic Ong is dead, pare? said the trembling male voice. It was my loyal…
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Don?t wait for P-Noy to save boxing
THE proposal--carried here in the Inquirer--for aspirant boxers to be strictly equipped with proper defensive basics before they could take out a professional license has gained wholehearted support from various sectors. It?s…
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Save boxing: Letter to the President
Dear President Noynoy Aquino, It?s not everyday that you get a letter of this petty sort; sir. In fact this is the first time I?ve written to a Chief Executive. I took…
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President Noynoy can save boxing
President Noynoy Aquino. THOSE involved in a congressional probe on the latest boxing death in the country would do well to zero in on the lack of defensive basics among many of…
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“Give our boxers a chance”
UNLIKE the luckless Karlo Maquinto, Johnriel Casimero returns to a grand welcome Tuesday after capturing the IBF light flyweight crown and escaping from a rioting barbaric Argentine mob over the weekend. The…
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Is there a bomb in Tim Bradley?
HIS chances, based on respective credentials, are doubtful so the first to thing to ask about Tim Bradley is if he could at least come to the fight fully armed. It?s a…
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No doubt Donaire is truly dangerous
THERE should be a double celebration coupled by a bigger welcome for Nonito Donaire, who captured his fourth world boxing crown in Texas on Sunday. The all-revealing triumph over boastful Wilfredo Vasquez…
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Comatose: Nothing went wrong?
IT?S NOT his duty, but here comes Manny Pacquiao warning boxers and aspirant pugs against the grave, deadly dangers of the brutal sport. Pacquiao said boxing must be treated with utmost seriousness…
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Save super fight from super brats
THERE?S one thing that could save the delusive Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather dream fight?if it?s worth saving at all. Truth is many exasperated fans have long given up on both boxers. But if…
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Can Uncle Peping seek change ala P-Noy?
Cojuangco. WILL somebody please ask Peping Cojuangco if he?s surprised that nobody has stood up to challenge him for the presidency of the Philippine Olympic Committee. Cojuangco, 79, recently announced he would…
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Bob Arum honestly cares for the fans?
THERE was, thanks in part to Miguel Cotto, relief for poor fight fans who got indefinitely pinned to the floor waiting for a go-signal to the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super fight. But…
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Fight with Cotto promises to be sensational
IT'S odd how majority of expectant fight fans had never entertained the ugly possibility of the Super Fight drifting into a dumb, tasteless anomaly. The best that could be said of the…
